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  A 14 year old girl of Mumbwa has been burnt to death as a religious leader and six other men including the girl’s father were conducting a procedure to exorcise alleged demons from her. Central Province Police Commanding Officer, Donald Mwandila says the girl’s 35 year old father identified as, Gift Siyainga Mbulo Michelo and five others took the girl to an Evangelist at Zion Church, Pancho Shimangwala to perform some rituals to exorcise the demons. He says the girl was made to sit on the ground and a pot containing hot stones placed between her legs. Mr. Mwandila says then the girl’s father was asked to pour spirit and vinegar into to the pot containing the hot stones, then covered the girl in a blanket, which the other five men held tightly for the steam not to go out. He says due to this process preliminary investigations indicate the girl got burnt and suffocated to death. Mr. Mwandila says police visited the scene and found the body with multiple burns on the face, right thigh,

 ZESCO CONFIRMS REMOVAL OF SUBSIDIES ON CONNECTION FEES ZESCO Limited has confirmed the removal of subsidies on electricity connection fees which has seen an upward adjustment from K1,700 to K6, 995 for high density undemarcated townships. The power utility company has also increased the cost of meter separation from K750 to K6000. ZESCO limited corporate affairs manager John Kunda says the removal of subsidies on new connections and meter separation fees is with immediate effect.  Other news click here Dr. Kunda explains that the removal of subsidies does not require the Energy Regulation Board-ERB to approve as it is reflected within the parameters of ZESCO limited. He says what zesco has done is to remove the subsidy, which cushioned the cost of connections and reduced the cost, but going forward customs will with immediate effect be required to pay true reflective cost of the connection.

A Luanshya businessman has shot an Armsafety security guard who attempted to stop him from urinating at the Workers Compensation House in Luanshya. Daily Star Zambia reports that the 24-year-old security guard is nursing a gunshot wound at Thomson General Hospital. Acting Copperbelt Commanding Officer Tresphord Kasale said the incident happened on Sunday night. Business News ZESCO CONFIRMS REMOVAL OF SUBSIDIES ON CONNECTION FEES Kasale said Robinson Mwape, who is an Armsafety Security Guard, reported that he was shot at and sustained a bullet wound on the right side of his leg, between the knee and foot. "Mwape reported for work at First National Bank (FNB) in Luanshya at 17:00 hours. Whilst at work, his colleague Anthony Mwape also of the same company who was working at Workers Compensation house in Luanshya near Kabwata Bar phoned him for reinforcement after he was confronted by 4 people who wanted to urinate at his work place," Kasale said. He said the victim then rushed

  ...as crocodile snatches Kafue boy from a guava tree situated on the banks of Kafue River. By Oswald Sichone in Kafue. A 14 year old boy of Zambia Compound in Kafue has died after a crocodile snatches him from a Guava tree along the banks of the Kafue as he tried to pluck guava fruits. Kafue Police Officer In-Charge Jason Lungu confirmed the incident but could however not give further details of the ordeal. Sources close to the matter told Kafue Times that the deceased identified as Arnold Hamoonga together with his friend were sent to Naluama across Kafue River to deliver some goods at around 07:00hours. Around 13:00hours,  Arnold and his friend started off from Naluama village, but before they crossed the Kafue Railway Bridge, the deceased saw some guavas on a tree along the banks of the Kafue river and decided to pluck two from the tree. Anord's friend discouraged him from climbing the tree whose branches were in contact with the water as it's surrounding appeared dangerou